Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 18 | 25 | 78 | 157 | 107 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 62 | 74 | 104 | 111 | 93 | 115 | 145 | 164 | 136 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:05AM6.62m | 5:24PM6.51m | 5:44AM6.12m | 6:07PM5.98m | 6:32AM5.62m | 7:04PM5.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM1.51m | 11:51AM1.79m | 00:13AM1.98m | 12:29PM2.22m | 00:55AM2.43m | 1:16PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 25 | 78 | 157 | 107 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 62 | 74 | 104 | 111 | 93 | 115 | 145 | 164 | 136 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 460 | 444 | 417 | 546 | 546 | 516 | 399 | 415 | 460 | 330 | 503 | 545 | 545 | 541 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 441 | 460 | 545 | 545 | 477 | 460 |
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